Tesla drops lawsuit against Alameda County as Fremont factory reopens

American EV giant Tesla has officially dropped a lawsuit it had filed in early May against North California’s Alameda County regarding the closure of its Fremont plant due to the coronavirus pandemic. Following the recent move by Tes....

Standard Cognition acquires Checkout Technologies to seed Europe presence

US-based startup Standard Cognition has reportedly announced its acquisition of Italian competitor, Checkout Technologies. This alliance with the Milan-based company has been undertaken in an effort to boost the size of its engineering team....

Nokia enters 5G solutions supply deal with Taiwan Star Telecom

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia has reportedly bagged a new 5G deal from Taiwan Star Telecom (TST). As per the deal, Nokia will supply its end-to-end AirScale Radio Access Network (RAN) portfolio. The RAN portfolio will help TST to d....

Japan and US to enter economic security talks on 5G and dual-use tech

Japan and the U.S. are reportedly holding a dialogue on economic security for discussing concrete measures to secure a safe 5G-based communications network and manage the export of advanced civilian technology that can be also used for mili....

Ericsson rolls out online learning program amid COVID-19 disruption

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education and learning around the world at unprecedented levels, with nearly 1.2 billion young students around the world unable to attend educational institutions. Under the current circums....

Rakuten to buy Innoeye to boost launch of new communications platform

Rakuten Mobile, Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten, Inc., is reportedly acquiring Virginia-based engineering firm Innoeye. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Rakuten Mobile and Innoeye have apparentl....

Atlassian snaps up real-time messaging and helpdesk startup Halp

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has made collaboration platforms essential for businesses looking to remain productive with their workforces largely distributed. Messaging platforms like Slack and Microsoft are increasingly popular as ....

Airtel picks IBM and Red Hat to build next-gen 5G-ready telco network

As per recent reports, Indian telco Airtel has reportedly picked global software giants IBM and Red Hat to help build its new 5G-ready open hybrid telco network cloud to support core operations and enable advanced digital services. India&r....

Apple Inc. could become one of India’s largest electronics exporters

Amid the coronavirus outbreak which started in Wuhan a few months ago, several companies are looking to move out of China. India is hoping to attract some of these multinational companies, that are seeking alternatives to China for shifting....

Waymo to resume self-driving operations in Phoenix, Arizona next week

American autonomous carmaker Waymo has confirmed its plans to relaunch its Arizona test fleet, followed by the company’s self-driving ride-share service Waymo One in the days to come. Waymo had stopped the tests as well as the ride-s....